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Funders, lawyers ‘picking over bones of carcass’ in Quintis settlement: judge
Class Actions 2025-02-24 11:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge is concerned that if he approves all payouts sought by lawyers and funders from a $13.5 million settlement in a class action against a Quintis director, group members will only he left with just 18 per cent. 

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Mastercard continued usual document deletion despite ACCC probe, court told
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-02-24 2:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Trial in the ACCC’s misuse of market power case against Mastercard has been pushed to 2026, after the US company failed to comply with discovery orders. 

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Trial vacated in add-on insurance class action against Suncorp’s AAI
Trials 2025-02-24 1:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has vacated a trial set to begin Monday in the class action against Suncorp unit AAI over add-on insurance, suggesting a settlement is in the works.

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Coles, Woolworths class action judge won’t ‘rubber stamp’ firms’ plan to join forces
Class Actions 2025-02-21 3:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Law firms running competing class actions against Coles and Woolworths over alleged illusory discounts have agreed to join forces, but a judge has warned he will not simply “rubber stamp” the arrangement. 

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‘Completely inadequate’: United class action solicitors panned for delays
Class Actions 2025-02-21 10:44 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has criticised a law firm for allocating only two solicitors to its class action against United Petroleum over the installation of alleged loss-making Pie Face stores. 

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Telstra misled customers about Belong upload speeds, court finds
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-02-21 2:41 pm By Sam Matthews

A court has found that Telstra misled almost 9,000 residential broadband customers about the upload speeds of its budget internet provider Belong.

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Will ACCC pick up pace of competition enforcement after sluggish two years?
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-02-20 11:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

It has been a quiet time for the competition regulator under the stewardship of Gina Cass-Gottlieb, but on Thursday the enforcer urged companies and consumers to watch this space.

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EML wins extra time to respond to class action’s ‘new case’
Class Actions 2025-02-20 4:54 pm By Sam Matthews

Payments processing company EML has won more time to respond to a new pleading in a shareholder class action over its alleged failure to disclose Ireland central bank’s concerns with its anti-money laundering compliance.

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Allergan may bring ‘state of the art’ defence in breast implants class action
Class Actions 2025-02-20 10:35 pm By Andy Sidler

US drug maker Allergan may defend a class action over recalled textured breast implants by arguing its knowledge of the alleged defects was limited by the state of scientific knowledge at the time the products were made.

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Brickworks drops predatory pricing claim against rival BGC
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-02-19 11:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Australia’s largest brick manufacturer Brickworks has dropped a central claim in its competition lawsuit against a rival founded by billionaire Len Buckeridge. 

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